Good eating in DPR?

Oldschooljeep48 · **Posted:** Apr Fri 30, 2010 7:17 pm

So I was thinking of going for some catfish in the DP river for the dinner table. Would you eat anything from there? It looks kinda cloudy and dirty, I'm not sure if i trust it.

Thoughts?

CatchNRelease · **Posted:** Apr Fri 30, 2010 7:19 pm

go to popeyes

Afalconsvick · **Posted:** Apr Fri 30, 2010 7:52 pm

I'm pretty sure the IL DNR has the DPR on the list of lakes/rivers not to eat out of. I wouldn't do it. I'd hit up a local grocer or popeyes as CatchNRelease said

aj104 · **Posted:** Apr Fri 30, 2010 7:55 pm

Not that I eat catfish or popeyes, but they have catfish? :shock:

Oldschooljeep48 · **Posted:** Apr Fri 30, 2010 8:01 pm

Well it looks like I will pass on the DPR. However I would be curious to see if Popeyes was actually any better that whatevers lurking in the river. All these "health" shows, showing us what we really dont want to see in our fast food...

Boarder Collie · **Joined:** Jan Sat 05, 2008 2:12 am **Posts:** 135

http://dnr.state.il.us/fish/digest/2010 ... 0Guide.pdf
p. 56-59
Page 60 for DPR guidelines - actually far less restrictive than you'd think.

With catfish from grocery stores, the American-raised fish are great, but avoid the imported ones because they're not regulated well on either end and may not actually be catfish, have been fed disgusting products/illegal antibiotics or other drugs.

toothdoc · **Posted:** May Sat 01, 2010 9:00 am

Are you serious about eating something out of the DPR!?

jkramer001 · **Posted:** May Sun 16, 2010 8:46 pm

Last thing I ate from the DPR was a 30" pike from dam #2, about 15 years ago.

robbiegill · **Posted:** May Sun 16, 2010 9:55 pm

i would not eat anything out of there.

mplant1 · **Posted:** May Sun 16, 2010 10:06 pm

toothdoc wrote:

Are you serious about eating something out of the DPR!?

X2

Seebass · **Posted:** May Mon 17, 2010 9:08 am

I LOL'd at this post. I wouldn't eat any fish caught south of Wausau.

CatchNRelease · **Posted:** May Mon 17, 2010 7:48 pm

aj104 wrote:

Not that I eat catfish or popeyes, but they have catfish? :shock:

yea they do and in season crawfish. im not a big fan of eating fish :lol:

just catching. i do love popeyes mash pototoes though

BigBadBass · **Joined:** Mar Tue 23, 2010 7:59 am **Posts:** 101

"love that chicken from popeyes"

JB · **Posted:** May Tue 18, 2010 8:26 am

Even though that river has come along way from the level of pollution it saw back in the early 70's, it's got a long way to go. I know that people do eat fish from there but I would never willingly eat from there. In fact I wouldn't eat from any of the major rivers in the Northern Illinois area. Maybe the Kank......maybe.

jim bohman · **Posted:** Jun Fri 04, 2010 6:20 am

I definitley agree, nobody should eat a fish out of the DPR! I grew up out 5 minutes from
the river and still can't believe they actually got it back to the level of a fish bearing river.
It was disgusting !! From what I read on here though it sounds like a fun place to practice
C&R .

Whats the catch..Ron'chi? · **Posted:** Jun Thu 24, 2010 2:02 pm

CatchNRelease wrote:

aj104 wrote:

Not that I eat catfish or popeyes, but they have catfish? :shock:

yea they do and in season crawfish. im not a big fan of eating fish :lol:

just catching. i do love popeyes mash pototoes though

popeyes Rocks man! lmao

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